Actress Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu, has been selected to play the iconic titular role.

Disney has finally found a leading lady to play the titular role in Mulan. Stateside audiences, prepare to meet actress Liu Yifei (also known as Crystal Liu), the Chinese star tasked with bringing the role into live action. Liu was picked after a year of speculation over who would star in the new adaptation, and Disney reportedly sorted through nearly 1,000 candidates before picking her, according to the The Hollywood Reporter.

Liu, 30, has previously starred in a number of TV shows and films, including Chinese-American projects like the 2008 action-fantasy The Forbidden Kingdom—which also starred Jackie Chan and Jet Li—and the 2014 film Outcast, featuring Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen. That action experience will serve her well for the role of Mulan, a tomboy who eschews her domestic life to become a legendary warrior.

Per T.H.R., Liu is also already a bankable star in China. She recently headlined the fantasy romance Once Upon a Time, which earned $82.3 million, and is currently serving as a brand ambassador for Dior, Tissot, Garnier, and Pantene. She’s a known entity with hits under her belt, someone with experience both in English-language films and Chinese productions—a double whammy that should help her appeal to both American audiences who grew up on Disney’s animated version of Mulan and Chinese audiences who want to see her story represented well.

This casting decision ticks off quite a few important boxes for Disney. For one, now that they can put a face to Mulan, fans will no longer focus on false rumors about the studio potentially whitewashing the story. In addition, casting a Chinese star helps the studio cater directly to Chinese audiences, the all-important demographic that can bolster or destroy blockbuster’s global box-office hopes. It’s no secret that Hollywood has spent the past several years openly courting Chinese theatergoers; see, for example, Lucasfilm tapping stars like Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen to star in Rogue One. Given its subject matter, Mulan could be the ultimate culmination of those box-office dreams. Of course, the film also seems guaranteed to be a hit no matter what, considering the strong performances of past Disney live-action reboots; Beauty and the Beast, for instance, crossed the $1 billion mark and is the highest-grossing film of 2017. Still, it doesn’t hurt to cast a star who will ensure the film’s titular role is grounded in cultural accuracy.

Liu’s casting is also fascinating for another reason: the actress is much older than Mulan was in both the original animated film and the Chinese legend. Aging Mulan up a few years will allow the studio to make a slightly more mature film, which seems in line with the character’s adventurous story line—and it could also mean an opportunity for age-appropriate romance, albeit not with the white male lead some fans worried Disney was intent on casting. Niki Caro, the filmmaker who helmed dramas like North Country and Whale Rider, is set to direct the film.

Eric Andre, Keegan-Michael Key, Azizi and Kamari

Looks like Banzai and Ed have gotten a bit of a makeover. We’re not sure how similar these new hyenas will be to the old ones, but we’re guessing that as with the original, they’ll be following Shenzi’s lead.

From left, from Walt Disney Pictures/Photofest, by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic, by Vera Anderson/WireImage, from Walt Disney Pictures/Photofest.

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